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Labor competency management within the context of the process of political and economic changes in Cuba

Abstract:

Political and economic changes in Cuba between 1989 and 2016 have shown a significant impact on labor relations and human capital management, leading to considerable managerial, economic and technological misalignments in this and other areas of Cuban organizations. The objective of this paper is to design a model for the integrated development of labor competencies and the necessary tools for its application, integrating core processes with competency profiles and contributing to raise workers’ performance in the companies within the complex context being studied. As part of the analysis of the potential variables that participate in the multivariate construct of competency management, a procedure was used for the consensus analysis of variables participating in a theoretical model. Contributions are reflected in the theoretical model designed from the four dimensions identified. This model is characterized by the integration of the main theoretical currents in the study of competencies and the design of a human capital management system based on such approach. Additionally, the model makes use of the systems approach, and the holistic and the strategic management approaches for providing technically-based tools for the development of competencies. Furthermore, instruments for indicators calculation reflect an improvement in the perspective of workers, highlighting the competence level and the development level of the competence with a favorable impact on the overall results of the entity object of study.